World's oldest musical instrument – 35,000 years

worlds oldest flute and musical instrument

Nicholas Conard and his team of archaeologists have made a remarkable discovery in the field of music by unearthing a flute that is about 35,000 years old. Touted as the oldest handcrafted musical instrument, the flute had to be assembled from 12 pieces of griffon vulture bone scattered in a small plot of the Hohle Fels cave, in southern Germany.

Via: Newsvine

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